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[Cipher212]

In the 80s, an Afghan MiG-21 defected to Pakistan and we later placed it in Karachi PAF Museum. However, there was also an Su-22 Fitter. Does any member here know what became of that aircraft?

Did we hand it over to US for their aggressor fleet?

 

[Watandar]

In the 80s, an Afghan MiG-21 defected to Pakistan and we later placed it in Karachi PAF Museum. However, there was also an Su-22 Fitter. Does any member here know what became of that aircraft?

Did we hand it over to US for their aggressor fleet?

this FB post says it was disassembled and sent to the US for evaluations

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[MirageV3ff]

NO one wants to stay in Pakistan who has half a brain... everyone despite their surface muhibbul watani lies is looking for an exit.

90% of the entire R&D problem lies here

 

[Zephyrus]

In the 80s, an Afghan MiG-21 defected to Pakistan and we later placed it in Karachi PAF Museum. However, there was also an Su-22 Fitter. Does any member here know what became of that aircraft?

Did we hand it over to US for their aggressor fleet?

<joking>Did you look at the bort number on the Su22? I hope that answers all your questions. </joking>

 

[bravo_1]

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[Ak01]

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that is some amazing footage.

those 5 bladed props are gorgeous

 

[ghazi52]

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[Fatman17]

Is Pakistan’s NASTP Upgrading the PAF’s Saab 2000 Erieye AEW&C? - Quwa

A still from a recent PAF promotional video suggests that NASTP is studying a structural upgrade of the Saab 2000 Erieye AEW&C. Quwa examines what the front-fuselage changes might involve – from an ESM/ELINT fit to a longer-term GaN radar retrofit – and why the most accurate framing is a...

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[Gripen9]

this FB post says it was disassembled and sent to the US for evaluations

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A bit related to this….

Aviation Art of Rehan Siraj

The painting depicts Group Captain Sattar Alvi, Officer Commanding Combat Commanders School, PAF (Pakistan’s TopGun), flying an Afghan Mig-21bis in a mock dogfight against PAF Mirages. In late...

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[Hopefully Pessimistic]

PAF should build an unmanned aerial wing focused for the western border ops and internal insurgencies because at this point thats becoming just as if not worse than India

Sustaining ops across Afghanistan-TTP operational zone will be neccessary in coming future

 

[m52k85]

In May 2026, a Pakistan Air Force C-130J landed quietly in Dhaka carrying a single heavy crate. Inside was a full-scale JF-17 Thunder Block III combat simulator—the first piece of Pakistani military aviation hardware to enter Bangladesh since 1971. That historic symbolism alone should give us pause.
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Beyond the Cockpit: The Political Economy of Bangladesh's JF-17 Moment - Australian Institute of International Affairs

In May 2026, a Pakistan Air Force C-130J landed quietly in Dhaka carrying a single heavy crate. Inside was a full-scale JF-17 Thunder Block III combat simulator—the first piece of [...]

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[Corax]

In May 2026, a Pakistan Air Force C-130J landed quietly in Dhaka carrying a single heavy crate. Inside was a full-scale JF-17 Thunder Block III combat simulator—the first piece of Pakistani military aviation hardware to enter Bangladesh since 1971. That historic symbolism alone should give us pause.
...

Beyond the Cockpit: The Political Economy of Bangladesh's JF-17 Moment - Australian Institute of International Affairs

In May 2026, a Pakistan Air Force C-130J landed quietly in Dhaka carrying a single heavy crate. Inside was a full-scale JF-17 Thunder Block III combat simulator—the first piece of [...]

www.internationalaffairs.org.au

We don't operate C130Js.

 

[Toxic]

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It's carrying a AB-500 LGB too